Game apparatus.



J. BEHRINGER.

GAME APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13, 1919.

1 ,32 1,589. Patented Nov. 11, 1919.

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GAME APPARATUS.

Application filed March 13, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN BEHRINGER, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in GameApparatus, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates generally to a game apparatus, the object being toprovide a cheap, simple and novel game which will be highly amusing. Afurther object is to provide a game apparatus capable of being used indifferent kinds of games.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of this specification, and in which,

Figure 1, is a top plan view of the device,

Fig. 2, a perspective view of the device in spinning position,

Fig. 3, a perspective view of the device in a position of rest, and

Fig. 4, a view of the reverse side of F1g. 1.

The preferred form of construction, as illustrated inthe drawings,comprises a spinning stem 1 having a plate 2 centrally fixedly securedthereon, said plate being octagonal in form or having eight fiat sides3, as shown. The stem 1, as shown in Fig. 2, is convex at both ends,thereby adapting the device for spinning on either end of said stem.This is also facilitated by the positioning of the body 2 centrally onthe stem 1. The body 2 may be secured to the stem 1 with glue, or anyother suitable means.

The flat sides of the body 2 are distinctively colored, as red, green,blue and yellow, there being four distinctive colors used as there arefour sets of sides opposite each other. The sides opposite each other,as 3 and 3, are colored the same.

One of the faces of the plate 2 is provided with diametrically arrangednumbers arranged in pairs, as shown, there being a pair of number 5s, apair of number 10s and a pair of number 15s and a palr of number 20s,said numbers being arranged opposite the flat sides of said plate, asshown in Figs. 1 and 3. On the opposite face of the plate 2 aredistinctively colored dots 4, said dots being arranged in diametricpairs Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 11, 1919.

Serial No, 282,478.

opposite the flat sides of plate'2, as shown at 4, 4, 5 and 5, in Fig.4.

The device is used in a game and is employed by spinning the device oneither end of the stem 1. When the numbers on the device are used, apredetermined number is decided upon as the ultimate score of the game,the players then spinning the device in turns and scoring forthemselves, the number appearing adjacent the edge upon which the devicecomes to rest. It will appear that as the player approaches the ultimatescore, the device may come to rest on a number which would make hisscore greater than the predetermined ultimate score, in which case thenumber would not be scored and the next player would take his turn atspinning. If the device is used with the colored dots, each player maybe allot ed a distinctive color and given a certain score each time thetop comes to rest on a side opposite which his color appears, and inthis way one player spinning may score for the other. The spots may alsobe used by spinning certain colors in succession, as red, white andblue, the series of colors being determined before-hand. Thevari-colored sides may be used in a similar way as the dots, or thevaricolored sides and dots may be used conj unctively, according topredetermined rules.

It is thus seen that the device affords a highly interesting andpleasing toy, one which is simple in construction, simple in itsoperation and economical in manufacture.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit of theinvention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth, but

desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as comewithin the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. A top comprising a stem having an octagonal body fixedly mountedcentrally thereon, the sides of said body being varicolored, with theopposite sides of said body colored the same, said top being adapted tospin on either end of said stem, substantially as described.

2. In a top, a stem, convex at both ends; and an octagonal body fixedlymounted centrally thereon," having diametrically arranged pairs ofnumbers on one face opposite the sides thereof, one number of each pairbeing arranged opposite the opposite side, opposite which thecorresponding number is arranged, substantially as described.

' 3. In a top, a stem' convex at both ends; and an octagonal bodyfixedly mounted centrally thereon, having diametrically arrangedyari-colored pairs of spots on one.

ranged pairs of numbers on one face opposite the sides thereof, onenumber of each pair being arranged opposite the opposite side, oppositewhich the correspondinv number is arranged and having diametrica llyarranged vari-colored pairs of spots on the other face opposite thesides thereof, one

spot being opposite the opposite side opposite'which the other similarlycolored spot is arranged, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of a subscribing witness.

JOHN BEHRINGER.

Witness: 7

HELEN F. LILLIS.

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